4. The Big Bang Theory can account for the cosmic background radiation and for the existence of light elements

Question

4.The Big Bang Theory can account for the cosmic background radiation and for the existence of light elements, like hydrogen and helium, but it cannot account for what?

Answer 1

Elements heavier than helium, including the iron, carbon and oxygen in our bodies and the uranium in the Earth were all synthesised later in stars. Our bodies are made of the debris of earlier generations of stars.